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Mathew St. Patrick (born March 17, 1969)[1] is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Keith Charles on the HBO drama series Six Feet Under (2001−05). Previously, Patrick appeared as Marcus Taggert in General Hospital (1997) and Adrian Sword in All My Children (1998−2000), both soap operas. St. Patrick also had a leading role as Detective Kenneth Marjorino in the series Reunion (2005−06). His film roles include War (2007) and Alien Raiders (2008).
Mathew St. Patrick | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mathew St. Patrick March 17, 1969 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1996–present |
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St. Patrick was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Curtis St. Patrick, a hot dog vendor, and Brenda (née Queen), who taught grade school.[2] He was on the varsity track team of Olney High School,[3] but graduated in 1986 from Scotland School for Veterans' Children in Scotland, Pennsylvania, the last remaining school for children of military veterans in the United States.[1][4]
After graduating from high school, he lived in New York and then for eight years in the Chicago, Illinois area ( Carol Stream, Illinois) where he worked a wide variety of jobs: delivery salesman for Coca-Cola in St. Charles, Illinois, at UPS, a furniture store delivery driver ( Zierks Furnishings ) in St. Charles, Illinois, driving an 18-wheeled flatbed truck for Quikrete of Chicago, and for the Union Pacific Railroad loading & unloading new cars & trucks at West Chicago Yard.[5]
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In 1994, St. Patrick moved to Los Angeles, California to begin his acting career.[5] In Los Angeles, he first worked as a personal trainer[3] then in 1996 joined the West Coast Theater Ensemble.[5] After acting in his first stage production, Full Court Press, an agent noticed him and cast St. Patrick in the latter's film debut, Steel Sharks (1997), playing a Navy serviceman.[2]
St. Patrick was cast as Detective Marcus Taggert on soap opera General Hospital in 1997, replacing Réal Andrews in the role.[6] However, his time in the role was brief, and Andrews returned as Marcus in 1998.[7] St. Patrick was not satisfied with Marcus' character, describing him as "one-dimensional."[8] He joined another soap opera, All My Children, as police lieutenant Adrian Sword, appearing in the series until 2000.[9] For his performance as Adrian, St. Patrick received two NAACP Image Award nominations for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series, in 1999 and 2000.[2]
He made guest appearances on Beverly Hills, 90210,[6] Diagnosis: Murder, NYPD Blue[2] and Crossing Jordan.[10] St. Patrick landed the role of Keith Charles in the HBO series Six Feet Under in 2001, portraying a gay black man in an interracial relationship with David Fisher (Michael C. Hall).[11][12] Alongside his Six Feet Under cast members, St. Patrick was nominated five consecutive times for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2001−05), winning the award in 2002 and 2003.[2] St. Patrick continued playing Keith until the series ended in 2005.[13]
St. Patrick starred as Detective Marjorino in the Fox drama series Reunion, which ran from 2005 to 2006.[14] Additionally, he played an FBI agent in the film War (2007)[15] and Seth in the science fiction horror film Alien Raiders (2008).[16] St. Patrick voiced an EMT in the "Mr. Mathers" skit featured on Eminem's album Relapse (2009).[17] He was the first voice of Skulker on Danny Phantom (2004)[18] and did voice work in preschool series Higglytown Heroes (2005−06).[19]
Following the end of Six Feet Under, most of St. Patrick's roles on television have been minor characters. He appeared in the pilot of the TV series NCIS: Los Angeles (2013) and guest starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2006), Private Practice (2009) and Hawaii Five-0 (2017). St. Patrick had a recurring role during the final season of the award-winning FX drama Sons of Anarchy (2014), as Moses Cartwright.[20]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NYPD Blue | Rickie | Episode: "Unembraceable You" |
| 1996 | Moesha | Trainer | Episode: "The List" |
| 1997 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Basketball Official | Episode: "Straight Shooter" |
| 1997 | Steel Sharks | Mattox | |
| 1997 | Diagnosis Murder | Howie Lanier | Episode: "Slam Dunk Dead" |
| 1998 | NYPD Blue | Marvin | Episode: "You're Under a Rasta" |
| 1998 | Surface to Air | Quinland | |
| 1998 | Mike Hammer, Private Eye | Marcus Aurelis Sterling | 2 episodes |
| 1998–2000 | All My Children | Adrian Sword | 63 episodes Nominated—Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series (2000–01) |
| 2001–2005 | Six Feet Under | Keith Charles | 63 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2003–04) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2002, 2005–06) |
| 2004 | Danny Phantom | Skulker | Voice role, 3 episodes; after St. Patrick's departure from the series, Skulker was voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson for the remainder of the series. |
| 2004 | Crossing Jordan | William Avery | Episode: "Justice Delayed" |
| 2005–2006 | Higglytown Heroes | Policeman Hero | 2 episodes |
| 2005–2006 | Reunion | Detective Kenneth Marjorino | 13 episodes |
| 2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Roddy Franklin | Episode: "Class" |
| 2007 | War | Wick | |
| 2008 | Sleepwalking | Detective #1 | |
| 2008 | Ball Don't Lie | Louis Accord | |
| 2008 | Alien Raiders | Seth Steadman | |
| 2009 | Private Practice | Malcolm | Episode: "What You Do for Love" |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Bobby J. Jenlow | Episode: "Identity" |
| 2009–2010 | Saving Grace | Tom Harris | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | NCIS | Metro Detective Bill Shard | Episode: "Prime Suspect" |
| 2014 | Sons of Anarchy | Moses Cartwright | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Eddie and the Aviator | The Aviator | |
| 2017 | Hawaii Five-0 | John Berris | Episode: "Ka Laina Ma Ke One" |
| 2017 | Extinction | Agent Davidson | |
| 2018 | Doe | Carl | |
| 2019 | Ice Cream in the Cupboard | Dr. Derek Crowder |
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